5 St. Catherines Road, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 0PP
No increasePre-Act rulesDecided 2 December 2024Case HAV/24UP/MNR/2024/0603
Rent before
£600
a month
Matched in the decision textLandlord asked for
£650
+8.3% on the rent before
Matched in the decision textTribunal set
£600
+£0 a month (0.0%)
Matched in the decision textBackdatedThe new rent took effect from 3 November 2024, before the decision was made. Backdating was allowed under the pre-Act rules.
In short
The landlord proposed raising the rent from £600 a month to £650 a month. The tribunal determined a rent of £600 a month, effective from 3 November 2024, for a property in SO23. It valued the property at £1,300 a month in good condition and deducted £700 a month because it lacked a bathroom, hot water, fixed heating, an inside WC and a basic kitchen, among other items.
What decided it:Property condition
Both sides gave the tribunal comparable lettings.
Summary written by an AI model from the published decision and checked automatically for names and figures. How
Also in the decision
- The panel relied on its own knowledge of local rents
- The rent was reduced for the property's condition
Where the figures came from
- Rent before
- “…month with effect from 3rd November 2024. SUMMARY REASONS Background 1. On 3rd September 2024 the Landlord's Agent served a notice under Section 13(2) of the Housing Act 1988 which proposed a new rent of £650 per month in place of the existing rent of £600 per month to take effect from 3rd November 2024. 2. On 20th September 2024 under Section 13(4)(a) of the Housing Act 1988, the Tenant referred the Landlord's notice proposing a new r…”
- Asked for
- “…determines a rent of £600 per calendar month with effect from 3rd November 2024. SUMMARY REASONS Background 1. On 3rd September 2024 the Landlord's Agent served a notice under Section 13(2) of the Housing Act 1988 which proposed a new rent of £650 per month in place of the existing rent of £600 per month to take effect from 3rd November 2024. 2. On 20th September 2024 under Section 13(4)(a) of the Housing Act 1988, the Tenant referred t…”
- Tribunal set
- “…arket Rent sections 13 & 14 of the Housing Act 1988 Tribunal Members : Mr I R Perry FRICS Mr B W H Bourne MRICS MCIArb Date of Application : 20th September 2024 Date of Decision : 2nd December 2024 DECISION The Tribunal determines a rent of £600 per calendar month with effect from 3rd November 2024. SUMMARY REASONS Background 1. On 3rd September 2024 the Landlord's Agent served a notice under Section 13(2) of the Housing Act 1988 which…”